National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân visited and presented gifts to war invalids at Duy Tiến and Kim Bảng nursing centres in the northern province of Hà Nam yesterday ahead of the 71st anniversary of the Day of War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng hosted a reception for Vice Chairman of the Lao National Assembly (NA) Sengnouane Xayalath in Hà Nội yesterday.

Measures to handle the assets of potentially corrupt officials remained the focus of debate in yesterday’s meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee to discuss the draft revised anti-corruption law.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee postponed a vote on a proposal made by the Finance Ministry to hike the environmental protection tax yesterday, urging serious consideration of its economic impacts.

The northern port city of Hải Phòng has achieved high growth in the first six months of 2018 and is moving towards maintaining its status as third-largest city in the country, an international trade hub and a driving force for national development, according to the head of the city’s People’s Council.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on July 9 asked the northern port city of Hải Phòng to build on past achievements by upgrading transport infrastructure and stepping up new rural development and restructure aspects of agriculture.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh has called on the Bulgarian National Assembly (NA) to support the Governments of Việt Nam and Bulgaria in taking measures to develop bilateral ties comprehensively and pragmatically.

General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith and his spouse are on a visit to Việt Nam from July 3-7 at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng and President Trần Đại Quang.

Bạc Liêu Province should pay more attention to the development of wind power to become the first to capitalise on the clean source of energy in the southwestern region, advised National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

After three weeks of important discussions, the 14th National Assembly completed its working agenda of the fifth session, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said during the closing ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday.